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(No Model.) 7 A. H. HILLV REVOLVING snow CASE.

No. 244,600. Patented July 19,1881.

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ALEXANDER H'JHILL, OF OSKALOOSA, IOWA.

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SPECIFICATION "forming part of Lett ers Patent No. 244,600, dated July 19, 1881 Application fiieaara 'e, 1881. (No model.) I

To all whom tt may concern:

Be it'known that I, ALEXANDER H. HILL, of Oskalosa,in the county of Mahaska and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Revolving Show-Gases and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of my show-case. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section of the same. Fig. 3 is a central vertical section, and Figs. 4 and 5are enlarged detail views ofthe rollers.

My invention relates to revolving showcases; and it consists in the peculiar combination and arrangement of parts, w'hereby they may be more conveniently operated, singlyor together, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In order to enableothrrs skilled in the art to which my invention appertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe its construction and operation.

The frame of my deviceconsists ofthe circular top and bottom plates, A A, connected by the upright posts or supports A The top and bottomplates, A A, are each provided with two concentric grooves, a a, in which slide the curved side frames, BB B, said -side frames or sash being filled with glass in order to fully expose to view the goods, and at the same time prevent dust from getting at them. By

this arrangement any desired part of the case may be reached without turning it by-pushin g aside oneof the panels or sash B, which should slide easily in the grooves a a.

Theinterior of the case is provided in the center with an upright stationary post, G, having its ends secured in the top and bottom pieces,

'A A, and upon this post are located the top,

bottom, and center plates, as seen in Figs. 1 and 3, the two latter for displaying the goods. These three circular plates, D D D, are connected by uprights or supporting-posts d d d, and between the bottom and center plates are a series of rollers, E, arranged in triangular form,

their ends being journaled in the nprghts dd dd. These rollers, intended for the display of silks,

' them in the drawings. enters a recess, 6 in one of uprights d, which ribbons, or similar goods, are made in two pieces, which may be connected at their ends by screws or by ferrules e e, as I have shown One end of the rollers also contains a spiral spring arranged to press against the roller, and tends to push it outward. The other end of the rollers enters a hole, 0, passing through the opposite upright f, upon its inner face, provided with an annular groove-,3. The stud f enters the hole 0,

and is held in place and allowed to revolve by a pin passing through the side of the uprightd and its point entering the annular groove f Theinner end of the stud or pin f is formed with a clutch, f corresponding to and engagin g-with the clutch e on the end of the roller E. By't'his means the roller may be readily turned displayed, and by pressing the roller endwise against the spring the opposite end becomes freed from theclutch and upright, and may be readily removed for the attachment or detachment of the goods.-

with the knob to roll or unroll the goods to be 7 If desired, the recesses in the uprights (Z d may have metal linings, to prevent undue wear of the rollers and their bearings.

The goods are attached to the rollers by being clamped between the two parts, as seen in Fig. 5 of the drawings.

Upon the shaft or post 0, above the center plate, D, are arranged a series of shelves, F, which may be adjusted up or down, as desired, by means of collars upon which they rest, these collars being secured to the post at any point by set-screws g.

When the interior frame is revolved it carries with it the series of rollers and the shelves; but either of the latter may be revolved singly, if desired, as they are loose upon the central post; orthe shelves may, if found desirable, be supplied with spring-pawls, by

means of which they may all be revolved together in one direction, or any of them may be revolved alone in the opposite direction.

The bottom plate, D, is providedupon its under side with one or more drawers, G, for

holding spools of thread, buttons, braid, or any small articles; but, if desired, these drawers may be suspended from a separate plate, so they may be revolved at will without moving the other parts of the display-frame.

The show-case thus made is cheap, convenient, not liable to get out of order, and may be easily taken apart for shipment by removing the screws securing the uprights of the frame to the top and bottom plates, and may then be packed in small compass.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a show-case, the combination, with a stationary center post, of a triangular revolving frame consisting of the plat-es D D D, uprights at d, and rollers E, and a series of independently-revolving shelves, F F, all constructed and arranged to operate snbstan- 2o tially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. A show-case consisting, essentially, of the outer frame, A A A having concentric grooves a a, and sliding panels B B, and the inner revolving frame, D d, having divided 25 show-rollers E and independently-revolving shelves F, all constructed and arranged to 0perate substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as 0 my ownIaffix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

A. H. HILL. lVitnesses:

W. SAYBRIDGE, W. B. DUKE. 

